1. © 2006 Quantum Corporation A-Series Program Update Feb 2007 Alistair Washbourn

2. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 Agenda Industry Trends and workflow A-Series Product Features SDLT 600A SuperLoader 3A Roadmap Product Sales Tools Use Cases Product Demonstrations

3. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 Industry Transformation and Trends The professional video industry is undergoing a new and significant transition Analog-to-digital conversion of video assets File-based workflows IT infrastructures are being leveraged Disaster recovery is now essential Operational and legal mandate for many businesses in order to protect their data and video assets

4. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 IngestCreationPost Production PlayoutArchive Industry Shift to File-based Storage Historical Video Workflow

5. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 Creation Ingest Post Production Playout Archive Editing Data StorageServer Data Storage TransCode Industry Shift to File-based Storage Evolving Video Workflow

6. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 Creation Centralized Data Storage Post Production Playout Camera using file system (Flash/DVD) Disk StorageDisk CacheData Tape Archive Industry Shift to File-based Storage End-to-end File-based Video Workflow

7. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 SDLT 600A Program Background Extensive Market research over past 2 years Leverages successful DLT standard data drive The First Data Tape Solution Enhanced for Professional Video Extensive market research over past 2 years Prestigious customer list (Turner, Fox, Warner Bros) Strong product acceptance and interest Award winning – “Storage Visions 2006 Award” 2006 Storage Visions Conference “2005 Vanguard Award” Millimeter Magazine, January 2006 “The Best of IBC” Television Broadcast Europe Magazine, IBC 2005 “Best of Show” Television Broadcast Magazine, NAB 2005 “Salute Award” Government Video Magazine, NAB 2005

8. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 A-Series Features Enables professional video environments to transition to file-based workflows by providing three critical features: File System on a 300GB Cartridge Network Attached Tape Storage –FTP Presentation MXF Aware

9. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 SDLT 600A Features + Power PC Processor & Software = + SDLT 600SDLT 600A Embedded Linux OS FTP/HTTP Servers Gigabit Ethernet Java Software & MXF Toolkit HIM board Firmware Enhancements A - Platform + 300 GB native capacity 36MB/s native transfer rate Standard DLTtape media

10. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 Superloader 3A Features SDLT 600A in an automated solution Scalable up to 16-300GB cartridges for 4.8TB of storage Integrates file-based workflow Cartridge indexing When new, existing cartridges or magazines are inserted into the SL3A the directories on each cartridge are updated Accessing files and directories All 8 or 16 directory trees are available for viewing If an FTP transfer operation is requested the appropriate cartridge in the SL3A is loaded into the SDLT 600A and the transfer is initiated Partial file restore capability

11. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 SL3A File System Management SDLT 600A Builds and Holds the Table of Contents for all 16 Cartridges in Memory Magazine 1Magazine 2 End User sees the Table of Contents for all 16 cartridges Cartridge 16 Cartridge 9 Cartridge 10 Cartridge 11 Cartridge 12 Cartridge 13 Cartridge 15 Cartridge 8 Cartridge 1 Cartridge 2 Cartridge 3 Cartridge 4 Cartridge 5 Cartridge 6 Cartridge 7 SDLT 600A issues commands to the SL3 to retrieve and load appropriate cartridges based on file requests from the End User and knowledge of the Table of Contents on each cartridge. Cartridge 14

12. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 SuperLoader 3A

13. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 A-Series End User Benefits Easy to Deploy Ethernet connectivity Plug N Play functionality Easy to Use Network attached tape storage accessible to every client on the network through Windows Explorer or other standard browsers Drag ‘n Drop file access & interoperability Addresses key weakness of block level SCSI tape drives where complex software and drivers are required to access the drive Tape accessibility at level equal to disk Cross-Platform Direct Access to Files Application independence No middleware required to read & write files All applications have equal and direct access to files Can use any browser on any OS to access files Future proofs content access Important long term archive advantage Enhances disaster recovery capabilities E.g. Cartridges can be moved from library to standalone drives for mission critical access to files if there is a problem with the archive system Data/content exchange File system on tape gives cartridges CD/DVD-like portability Scalable Stand alone, rackmount, autoloader, automated libraries

14. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 Additional Benefits for Pro-Video Users MXF Professional Video Value Proposition: Quantum A-Series products enable professional video environments to transition to file-based workflows by providing three critical benefits: File System on a 300GB Cartridge Network Attached Tape Storage MXF Aware What is MXF? Standard wrapper for video files with audio, timecode, closed captioning and associated metadata for professional video environments What do A-Series drives do with MXF Provide fast access to metadata Provide access to content by timecode –Allows drive to replace VTR in most applications –Creates new MXF file with subclip in it Not unique to Pro-Video Unique to Pro-Video

15. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 MXF Wrapper MXF: Material eXchange Format OP1A Sony XDCAM Sony DVCAM Panasonic DVCPro MXF Wrapper Video Essence Audio Essence Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Metadata

16. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 A-Series ProVideo Drives Stand-alone table-top configurations Rack-mount configurations Autoloader configuration

17. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 DLT Roadmap for Professional Video

18. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 Pro Video and Broadcast Ecosystem Acquisition Production Master Control/PlayoutArchive File Based Acquisition Non-Linear Editors Standard OS platforms Video Servers Station Automation Archive Managers

19. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 Professional Video Use Cases for A-Series Products Acquisition Storage of raw footage/duplicate copies to SDLT 600A to facilitate redeployment of acquisition media HVX-200 P2 HD Camera PCD10 / PCD20 P2 Drive Mac PC A-Series ProVideo Drives

20. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 Professional Video Use Cases for A-Series Products Content Exchange Portable and exchangeable media for transporting content between locations using SDLT 600A London New York Atlanta Bagdad

21. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 Professional Video Use Cases for A-Series Products Shelf Stored file Based Archive Archived content can be easily accessed for repurposing or in DR scenarios Editing/ Post Production (Avid, FCP) Asset Management (Pictron, Dalet) GbE Shelf

22. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 Professional Video Use Cases for A-Series Products Post Production Editing Near line Archiving to SL3A from Edit Suites and promo production DAM ApplicationNon-Linear Editor SuperLoader 3A Acquisition GbE Ingest Station

23. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 Professional Video Use Cases for A-Series Products 2 nd Tier of Storage for Station Automation & Master Control Near-line storage for playout servers Access to content that may be needed within playout window GigE Digital Asset Management Video Servers Station Automation

24. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 A-Platform Use Cases Applied to Customers Tier 1 Broadcast News - Use Case: Content exchange – Distributed storage concept where content is transported between regional News bureaus Use Case: Editing/Production (Post) Local archives created at news bureaus WW Tier 1 Broadcast Entertainment Use Case: Editing/Production – Archiving of finished content to SDLT 600A and SL3A produced at Studios Transport of content between Studios and Network Ops Repurposing and management of Broadcast Inventory Manager (BIM), “Ingest once use everywhere” MXF capability especially for Descriptive Metadata Disaster Recovery SDLT 600A used to simplify network architecture

25. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 A-Platform Use Cases Applied to Customers Tier 1 Production Use Case: Editing/Post Production Archiving to SDLT 600A from AVID Unity systems and FinalCut Pro editing suites used in the development promotional short form content Archiving projects that have been dormant for longer than 30 days but may need to be quickly loaded back into Unity on short notice. Tier 1 Network Use Case: Editing/Production (Post) & Shelf Stored file Based Archive Access to archived content for repurposing of promotional content Future proofing, content can be shelf stored and then easily accessed when needed many months or even years later

26. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 A-Platform Use Cases Applied to Customers Panasonic Use Case: Field Acquisition File based acquisition and contents being offloaded to SDLT 600A so that media can be redeployed Duplicate copies of raw footage are being stored as backup Tier 1 Call Letter Station Group Use Case: 2 nd Tier of Storage for Station Automation & Master Control & Editing/Production (Post) Archive from Playout servers for content that may be needed within 30-90 days 2 nd tier of storage for Central Store HDD Tier 1 Sports Post Production Use Case: Editing/Production (Post) Quick and easy access to archived finished material for repurposing

27. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 A-Platform Use Cases Applied to Customers Tier 1 Production Use Case: 2 nd Tier of Storage for Station Automation & Master Control – Integration with automation software providing direct access to archive eliminating need for middleware archive manager Tier 2Post Production - Use Case: Shelf Stored file Based Archive P2 cards or external drives with media arrive from field content is ingested to a SAN. From SAN content is then sent to SDLT 600A for archiving Tier 1 VOD provider - Use Case: – Editing/Production (Post) Used for Archiving content used in VOD Content can be accessed quickly for repurposing and distribution

28. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 A-Series Product Updates Software Updates New version of server software for the SDLT 600A now available at www.quantum.com Version 1.0.9 Can be upgraded via management menu Server update within built-in applet All A-Series products should be upgraded with current version of software before conducting product demonstrations

29. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 Best Practices – A-Series Product Demonstrations Checklist before going to a customer site: Ensure that SDLT 600A drive is fully operational, has completed power up, Power On Self Test (POST) and tape load Using a good Ethernet cable and functioning switch Has been configured for LAN settings with laptop or DHCP (IP address set to talk on same network Ex.10.10.10.1) Java JRE ver 1.4.2.xx or later installed on host PC Applet is fully functional from browser window (IE, Netscape, Safari) Check drive f/w and server software version via built applet Transfer files between the SDLT 600A and host PC. Partial restore of MXF file from SDLT 600A demo tape to demo folder on laptop

30. © 2005 Quantum Corporation Jan 2007 Upcoming Events NAB 2007 – Las Vegas April 16-19 Prototype of S4A and integration with StorNext IBC 2007 – Amsterdam Sept 7-11

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